Tampa Intl: Wildlife Strikes

2,061 reported strikes · 112 damaging · 1990–2026

📍 Tampa, US · 27.976, -82.533

Species struck most often

  • Mourning dove200
  • Laughing gull113
  • American kestrel103
  • Western cattle egret102
  • Gulls101
  • Killdeer58
  • Microbats46
  • Rock pigeon44

Notable strikes

  • 1997-08-21 · B-737-300 · Sandhill crane · Substantial

    Injury. F/o s #1 window shattered both panes of windshld sending glass into cockpit. Emergency declared. Landed safely. F/o taken to hospital to have glass removed from his arm. Birds wing span 4 . Windshld heat was on at time of strike. Bird tentatively id…

Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · United States Government public domain.